Steinmetz:Larix

Larix americana

Also known as (or relevant to) Larix americana Larix laricina Pinus pendula Family Coniferae English Names Tamarac American Larch Black Larch Part(s) Used Cortex Laricis americanus

Action diuretic laxative alterative

Larix decidua

Also known as (or relevant to) Larix decidua Larix europaea Pinus larix Family Coniferae English Names Larch Natural Habitat Southern Europe especially Tirol Steiermark and in the mountains about Briancon in Dauphine Part(s) Used Terebinthina Laricina (veneta) Cortex Laricis Folia Laricis

Constituent(s) essential oil resin-acids turpentine tannin larixin = laricinic acid Action leaf: anti-rheumatic tonic; bark: bitter stomachic haemostatic astringent diuretic balsamic used in urinary inflammations and in bronchitis; turpentine (Venice turpentine): anti-rheumatic antiseptic diuretic sudorific liniment. The leaves exude a saccharine substance (Briancon manna called melezitose) which has purgative properties